Paid £1300 above hotel contract price
SYDNEY, Wed.: A witness said in the Bankruptcy Court today he had paid £1300 above the contract price for the Bungendore Hotel…
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Constable’s story on beer removed denied by publican
SYDNEY, Wed.: A police constable told the Liquer Royal Commission today that he had seen beer loaded on a lorry from the cellar of the New Brighton Hotel, Manly…
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MELBOURNE, Thurs.: A move for more hotels in Victoria was made at the annual convention of the Victorian Chamber of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Balldale Hotel Licence Transferred
In Albury Licensing Court yesterday, Mr, Quiggin, S.M., granted the transfer of the licence of the Balldale Hotel from Raymond…
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SYDNEY, Tues.: Evidence of a boycott on the Robin Hood Hotel, Blacktown, will be forwarded to the Attorney-General at the direction of the Liquor Royal Commissioner (Mr Justice…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Judge hits at 4-6 p.m. “swill” in hotels: ‘disgusting’
SYDNEY, Thurs.: Liquor Royal Commissioner (Mr Justice Maxwell) today described drinking conditions in hotels between 4 and 6 p.m. as “uncivilised and disgusting.”…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.: Liquor Royal Commission began hearing evidence today on the sixth term of reference — the desirability of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Hotel loses its phones
MIAMI BEACH (Florida): The Southern Bell Telephone Co. removed all telephones from the 67-room Stephen Foster Hotel on…
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SYDNEY, Frt.: Amendment of the Liqiuor Act to allow mere licensed clubs was urged today by the Returned Servicemen's League and Clubs Amenities Association at the Liquor Royol Commission. RSL State president (Mr William Yeo) said the League wanted…
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Mr. Alfred John H. Lee was granted a transfer of the licence of the Rennie Hotel, from Rex Victor Roberts…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Publican assaulted, robbed of £200
MELBOURNE, Mon.: Three men assaulted the licensee of the Inverces Hotel, at Oakland Junction, tonight and robbed…
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In the Hay Licensing Court on Wednesday, Mr. K. Smith, S.M., granted application for renewal of wine and spirit merchants' licenses…
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An application by the District Licensing Inspector to the Hay Licensing Court for an order that special installations and repairs be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →C.T.A. spokesman critical of some country hotels
SYDNEY, Mon.: The vice-president of the Commercial Travellers’ Association, Mr Edward Stuchbury, said in evidence before the Liquor Royal Commission today that some country…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Judge also critical of NSW hotels
SYDNEY, Mon.: It was a notorious fact that the public was denied hotel accommodation that ought to be…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →NRMA takes its “tag” off 106 hotels in NSW
SYDNEY, Tues.: Because their standard had deteriorated the NRMA had “deregistered” 106 NSW hotels, a country inspector of the NRMA told the Liquor Commissioner (Mr Justice…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hayman Hotel Faces Closure
BRISBANE, Wed.: Royal Hayman Hotel, on the Barrier Reef, may have to close or reduce the tariff to attract less wealthy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Publican’s alleged admissions at probe
SYDNEY, Mon.: A Sydney publican admitted to the Liquor Royal Commissioner (Mr Justice Maxwell) today that he had been taking large sums from the profits of two hotels and…
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SYDNEY, Mon.: Publicans commit no breach of the Liquor Act if they sell nips of whisky less than one fluid ounce, the State…
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SYDNEY, Tues.: The Crown solicitor (Mr McCrae) has asked police to investigate the “black” ban imposed by a group of…
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